2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 884 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,260 and $20,586 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 52 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in North Carolina

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 18 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 21 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina

#4 in overall quality

$20,662 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 5 doctorate’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A & T State University

#4

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Making $75-$110k list. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Charlotte, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

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